Great little blog about whats going on at Yosemite this New Year's Eve weekend!
http://yosemiteblog.com/2011/12/30/visiting-yosemite-for-new-years-its-a-great-time-to-come/
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Cheesecake Factory's SkinnyLicious™ Menu
Mushroom Lettuce Wraps
Note for next time. Although these were VERY tasty, this "Mushroom soy" I suspect was Teriyaki
and was super sweet (aka, sugar). I woke up feeling hung over and had a headache. I must learn to ASK the waiter about whats in my selection.
The School of Essential Ingredients.
A "heartbreakingly delicious" national bestseller about a chef, her students, and the evocative lessons that food teaches about life.
Once a month, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother; Tom, a lawyer whose life has been overturned by loss; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in America; and Carl and Helen, a long-married couple whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect...
The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. And soon they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they create.
Shannon always gets me such amazingly thoughtful gifts. This year, was no exception. She thought this novel was right up my alley, and after reading the back, I have to agree! I can't wait to bust it open!
Stella and her bone
Santa Claus left Stella, my honorary niece, a squeaky bone under our tree this Christmas. Last night when the family popped on over for a visit, I was finally able to show her that Santa left a little something.
Its amazing when you can see a dog's expression. Stella LOVED the squeaky bone. You can tell by her short bursts of excitement that she would let out (in my very small apartment).
Mom had told me that she carried the bone in her mouth the whole way home. Its about a mile walk.
"That's what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown"... My heart is FULL.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Magazine Subscriptions
2 things have been happening in my life recently. 1) I have been collecting "Coke Rewards" for say the past um... 3 years. and B) I have been working on a Vision Notebook. I've been ripping pictures of things out of catalogs and store ads, even printing out screen caps from my computer, and cutting and pasteing them in my "Vision Notebook" which is a spiral drawering pad filled with various catagories... fashion, hair/make up, my dream home, kitchen, places I wanna go to. People I admire. So on and so forth.
The reason I've been using the above mentioned ads, catalogs and screen caps is because I don't actually have ANY subscriptions to ANY magazines. And for some strange reason, there is not much to pull from out of B's ESPN or Sports Illustrated magazines.
So I figure its time to put some of these built up Coke Reward Points to good use. I have "screen captured" the finalists in my selection. The larger featured magazines are weighing more in my favor. I have enough points for a few magazines, but wanted to get some that were going to be Petunia friendly.
Whole Living, is a huge contender for me, since its about eating whole foods. Whole grains, fruits and veggies. It does not consist of processed foods out of a box, can or simple sugars. So this might be ideal since its on the harder side to find recipes sans white flour or sugar. (Diabetic cookbooks tend to simply feature more artificial sweeteners such as Splenda which I don't eat either).
I feel like a "home" oriented magazine would be ideal since now, B and I are "in the beginning stages of looking for a home to buy"... Now if only I'd stop getting the sweats every time I look at those multiple listing websites. But this is the direction of our future, so I want a magazine that suits my taste and helps me see whats out there so I can dream big.
And Oprah is... well, she's just Oprah. I certainly admire her for her altruistic tendencies, and the light that she brings to causes and issues that are important to her. She seems to surround herself with people who are in the know. I would imagine she has a huge support system. As my therapist says, powerful people are supported. So I'm trying to find the support I need.
What magazines speak to you?
The reason I've been using the above mentioned ads, catalogs and screen caps is because I don't actually have ANY subscriptions to ANY magazines. And for some strange reason, there is not much to pull from out of B's ESPN or Sports Illustrated magazines.
So I figure its time to put some of these built up Coke Reward Points to good use. I have "screen captured" the finalists in my selection. The larger featured magazines are weighing more in my favor. I have enough points for a few magazines, but wanted to get some that were going to be Petunia friendly.
Whole Living, is a huge contender for me, since its about eating whole foods. Whole grains, fruits and veggies. It does not consist of processed foods out of a box, can or simple sugars. So this might be ideal since its on the harder side to find recipes sans white flour or sugar. (Diabetic cookbooks tend to simply feature more artificial sweeteners such as Splenda which I don't eat either).
I feel like a "home" oriented magazine would be ideal since now, B and I are "in the beginning stages of looking for a home to buy"... Now if only I'd stop getting the sweats every time I look at those multiple listing websites. But this is the direction of our future, so I want a magazine that suits my taste and helps me see whats out there so I can dream big.
And Oprah is... well, she's just Oprah. I certainly admire her for her altruistic tendencies, and the light that she brings to causes and issues that are important to her. She seems to surround herself with people who are in the know. I would imagine she has a huge support system. As my therapist says, powerful people are supported. So I'm trying to find the support I need.
What magazines speak to you?
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